"She's smart, direct and persuasive in her advocacy."
Sarah has a wide-ranging and successful public law practice which spans Matrix’s core areas. Sarah’s work encompasses public, planning, environmental, education, local government, election, rating and discrimination law.
Her experience covers the appellate courts at all levels including the Supreme Court. She also regularly appears at planning inquiries. Sarah specialises in High Court/JR work acting for claimants and public bodies alike. Notable clients include the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Mayor of London, Liberty, Friends of the Earth and Shelter.
As a member of the Attorney General’s B Panel since 2020, Sarah is regularly instructed by the Government. Sarah is a member of the EHRC Panel of Counsel. She is committed to publicly funded work and in appropriate cases acts pro bono.
Sarah is recognised in the major legal directories: in Legal 500 Sarah is ranked as a leading junior in Public, Environmental, Planning and Local Government Law and in Chambers and Partners as a leading practitioner in Planning, Election and Rating Law. Sarah is described as:
“A highly talented public lawyer, she is very bright and has particular strength in dealing with complex tactical issues.”
Sarah holds an LLM from Harvard University. She is a visiting lecturer at the London School of Economics Cities Programme where she teaches a graduate seminar on ‘Law and the City’. She also teaches at the UCL Bartlett School and has published widely in academic and practitioner texts.
Currently advising HMRC on impact of Covid-19 on business rates and instructed in:
Education:
Teaching & Advocacy
Memberships
Sarah is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. In order to provide legal services to her clients, including advice and representation services, Sarah needs to collect and hold personal data. This includes her client’s personal data and the personal data of others who feature in the matter upon which she is instructed. To read Sarah’s privacy notice in full, please see here.
“She is a very able advocate with very good judgement.”
"She has a broad practice and covers a lot of local government work." "A very clear and compelling advocate."
"She is very approachable, easy to work with and really gets to the nub of the issue."
“Sarah is a very good lawyer, who is very knowledgeable.” “Very bright and has a broad public law practice.”
"Sarah has a particular strength in planning and a real feel for how the planning system works in practice. She knows the law well."
"Sarah has a really good feel for local government law. She combines strong public law expertise with a very solid understanding of how local authorities work in practice."
"Sarah is an impressive, energetic counsel who is politically engaged and loves a challenge. A big personality and great to have on a team."
"She's a hard-working, creative and effective barrister." "She's enthusiastic, bright, organised and good on paper."
"She's smart, direct and persuasive in her advocacy." "A good performer in court."
"Sarah's written advice is very thorough and clear, and she is a confident and articulate advocate." "She's great to work with."
"Approachable and good both on paper and on her feet."
"She is very bright, with good legal knowledge, and a particular strength in dealing with complex tactical issues."
"Sarah is highly driven and motivated. She is a great junior who is really excellent to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable and writes very clearly and concisely. She is also great with the clients and at dealing with practical matters."
"One to watch. She is developing a formidable practice in planning law and public law more generally. Her strengths appear to lie in High Court challenges, acting (often successfully) for the underdog. She’s extremely approachable and great with clients, who appreciate who can-do attitude, and honesty."
"One of the best of her generation, she has very strong interpersonal skills and great legal creativity."
"She's very flexible at adapting to an unfolding situation and firm in here own views as well. She is also very good at working in a team and taking a collegiate approach." "Very reassuring and approachable for clients."
"She stays calm when the pressure is on."
"She's very good, she knows her stuff, is very good with clients and writes very well."
"A very thorough strategic grasp and a light touch" "she's very good with clients".
"An extremely thorough, confident and competent advocate. Sources predict a fine future for her."
"She's smart, direct and persuasive in her advocacy."
Chambers & Partners 2021
Contact Sarah: sarahsackman@matrixlaw.co.uk | +44 (0)20 7404 3447
Contact Sarah's Practice Team (Team X): TeamX@matrixlaw.co.uk
Sarah has a wide-ranging and successful public law practice which spans Matrix’s core areas. Sarah’s work encompasses public, planning, environmental, education, local government, election, rating and discrimination law.
Her experience covers the appellate courts at all levels including the Supreme Court. She also regularly appears at planning inquiries. Sarah specialises in High Court/JR work acting for claimants and public bodies alike. Notable clients include the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Mayor of London, Liberty, Friends of the Earth and Shelter.
As a member of the Attorney General’s B Panel since 2020, Sarah is regularly instructed by the Government. Sarah is a member of the EHRC Panel of Counsel. She is committed to publicly funded work and in appropriate cases acts pro bono.
Sarah is recognised in the major legal directories: in Legal 500 Sarah is ranked as a leading junior in Public, Environmental, Planning and Local Government Law and in Chambers and Partners as a leading practitioner in Planning, Election and Rating Law. Sarah is described as:
“A highly talented public lawyer, she is very bright and has particular strength in dealing with complex tactical issues.”
Sarah holds an LLM from Harvard University. She is a visiting lecturer at the London School of Economics Cities Programme where she teaches a graduate seminar on ‘Law and the City’. She also teaches at the UCL Bartlett School and has published widely in academic and practitioner texts.
Sarah is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. In order to provide legal services to her clients, including advice and representation services, Sarah needs to collect and hold personal data. This includes her client’s personal data and the personal data of others who feature in the matter upon which she is instructed. To read Sarah’s privacy notice in full, please see here.
“She is a very able advocate with very good judgement.”
"She has a broad practice and covers a lot of local government work." "A very clear and compelling advocate."
"She is very approachable, easy to work with and really gets to the nub of the issue."
“Sarah is a very good lawyer, who is very knowledgeable.” “Very bright and has a broad public law practice.”
"Sarah has a particular strength in planning and a real feel for how the planning system works in practice. She knows the law well."
"Sarah has a really good feel for local government law. She combines strong public law expertise with a very solid understanding of how local authorities work in practice."
"Sarah is an impressive, energetic counsel who is politically engaged and loves a challenge. A big personality and great to have on a team."
"She's a hard-working, creative and effective barrister." "She's enthusiastic, bright, organised and good on paper."
"She's smart, direct and persuasive in her advocacy." "A good performer in court."
"Sarah's written advice is very thorough and clear, and she is a confident and articulate advocate." "She's great to work with."
"Approachable and good both on paper and on her feet."
"She is very bright, with good legal knowledge, and a particular strength in dealing with complex tactical issues."
"Sarah is highly driven and motivated. She is a great junior who is really excellent to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable and writes very clearly and concisely. She is also great with the clients and at dealing with practical matters."
"One to watch. She is developing a formidable practice in planning law and public law more generally. Her strengths appear to lie in High Court challenges, acting (often successfully) for the underdog. She’s extremely approachable and great with clients, who appreciate who can-do attitude, and honesty."
"One of the best of her generation, she has very strong interpersonal skills and great legal creativity."
"She's very flexible at adapting to an unfolding situation and firm in here own views as well. She is also very good at working in a team and taking a collegiate approach." "Very reassuring and approachable for clients."
"She stays calm when the pressure is on."
"She's very good, she knows her stuff, is very good with clients and writes very well."
"A very thorough strategic grasp and a light touch" "she's very good with clients".
"An extremely thorough, confident and competent advocate. Sources predict a fine future for her."